Top 10 Science and Technology Inventions for the Week of August 20, 2021 Posted on by Hema Viswanath 01. Engineers make critical advance in quantum computer design 02. An artificial ionic neuron for tomorrow’s electronic memories 03. A complete platform for quantum computing 04. Metasurfaces control polarized light at will 05. Nanostructure-based lasers for information and communication technologies 06. On the road to faster and more efficient data storage 07. A peculiar state of matter in layers of semiconductors 08. Scientists realize noiseless photon-echo protocol 09. ‘Shadow waveguide’ casts complex acoustic patterns to control particles 10. Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power And others… Effectively removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Ice formation on surfaces enhanced via a non-classical nucleation process National Ignition Facility experiment puts researchers at threshold of fusion ignition New salts raise the bar for lithium ion battery technology Scientists Discover How to Make Glass So Hard, It Can Even Scratch Diamond Posted in S&T articles, Weekly Top 10 and tagged Top S&T innovations.